Often, people who retire from their jobs or careers find it challenging to make the transition from being busy with work to having open-ended possibilities for retirement. Re-engaging with once-loved hobbies or pursuing interests you never felt you had time for can be helpful in maintaining a sense of meaningful purpose while having fun and keeping your mind and body active. Senior recreational programs at all of the Buckner Retirement Services locations provide opportunities to find hobbies and activities for seniors like you.
If you’d like to learn more about Buckner’s senior recreational programs, call us at 214.227.7182. We can chat about activities for seniors at Buckner and learn more about your interests. Senior hobbies can range from artistic pursuits to volunteering and from Japanese cooking to car repair. There is no limit to what you can explore after retirement.
Engaging Hobbies and Activities for Seniors
Staying active and engaged, being social, and pursuing interests are all good for mental health and can help prevent dementia. In addition to providing transportation to help our residents pursue interests outside of Buckner Retirement Services locations, we offer a range of recreational options.
- Find your artist side – Remember how fun art class was in school? You can still experience the thrill of art supplies and the open-ended joy of creating something with your own hands. Arts and crafts help maintain dexterity and unleash the inner artist in everyone.
- Be a lifelong learner – Clubs, lectures, and other opportunities for learning and mental engagement have a positive impact on energy, cognition, and well-being.
- Become a volunteer – Community engagement through volunteering benefits you by helping build relationships, adding to your life satisfaction, and keeping you active. Whether it’s walking dogs at the animal shelter, tutoring local students, providing professional skills to fundraising efforts, or wielding a hammer on a Habitat for Humanity building site—you can make a difference.
- Get physically active – Consider joining a group fitness class or a walking club. Staying fit and healthy is more fun when done with others, and you are more likely to look forward to it if it’s a social experience.
You may find that you are just as busy in retirement as you were when you were still working. There is no limit to what you can try—when it comes to hobbies and activities for seniors, the sky’s the limit. If you haven’t picked up your guitar or violin for many years—it’s never too late. Do you want to brush up on your Spanish? Start a Spanish Club for others who want to do the same. Interested in documentaries? Talk to the staff and residents about monthly documentary screenings.
Benefits of Senior Hobbies
It’s not hard for seniors to find engaging hobbies and activities. Try something new, or return to an old favorite. The benefits of engaging in activities as a senior are plentiful:
- Hobbies keep your mind sharp and prevent cognitive decline.
- Physical activity is as important as mental activity in keeping you healthy as you age, and hobbies provide both.
- Stress is more easily managed when you are busy and engaged with some structure to your day.
- Activities you enjoy and pursue with others provide a boost to mood, mitigating depression and loneliness.
Living in a senior retirement community has many positive effects on your well-being and happiness. From social interaction to engaging hobbies and activities for seniors and meaningful participation in enriching pursuits—you will experience the benefits of community life at Buckner Retirement Services.
Join Buckner Retirement Services’ Senior Recreational Programs
If you’re curious about how you can get involved and stay active, contact us by calling 214.227.7182 or submitting our online contact form. We will discuss the recreational programs and various activities available at all of our Texas locations.